| Britain to donate 42m condoms to South Africa prior to Soccer WC Britain has decided to provide 42million condoms to South Africa before the Soccer World Cup as part of HIV prevention... | |
| Food firms face fixing blow Submit your comment The country's big four consumer food groups - Tiger Brands, Pioneer Foods, Foodcorp and Premier Foods - will come before the Competition Tribunal again for a ruling on alleged... |
| World Cup's main beneficiary is Fifa, and SA's slice slims Submit your comment Early estimates of the economic benefits to South Africa from the World Cup seem to have been too optimistic. Gillian Saunders, the Grant Thornton supervisory director of... |
| Transnet pipeline cost surges 20% Submit your comment Transnet's cost for building the multiproduct-pipeline between Durban and Gauteng had ballooned by more than 20 percent to R15.4 billion, the parastatal said yesterday. The... |
| Parastatal may seek private support for specialist needs Submit your comment Transnet would consider involving private investors in specialist projects, but this still required shareholder approval, Chris Wells, the acting group chief executive, said... |
| Devaluing the rand would be 'short-sighted' Submit your comment Devaluing the rand would be a "very short-sighted" move to make, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said yesterday. He said any policy... |
| Zuma impresses at Solidarity meeting South Africa ] Pretoria police are meeting with Mamelodi East community leaders after a service delivery protest that saw marchers pelting officers with... |
| Motorist charged after cyclists die in horror crash South Africa ] An Umlazi magistrate, who is charged with the attempted murder of his wife, has been provisionally suspended almost a year after the criminal charges were opened against... |
| ANC seeks Mandela ex-wife to verify comments BILL CORCORAN in Cape TownTHE AFRICAN National Congress (ANC) was yesterday trying to contact Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, to verify an astonishing attack she launched... |
| Community opposes bail for accused hip-hop star ');" > JOHANNESBURG — Two men, one the well-know hip-hop artist Jub Jub, who allegedly killed four schoolboys while racing their cars in Soweto, did not appear in court as expected yesterday. ... |
| Malema offers millions to poor ');" > JOHANNESBURG — ANC Youth League president Julius Malema says that if anyone can prove any wrongdoing against him, they should arrest him. “I’m not above the law. If there... |
| Deal, or no deal, for SA hostage? JOHANNESBURG — The SuperSport sound engineer who was kidnapped in Nigeria may be reunited with his family today, according to Multichoice Africa. Caroline Creasy of Multichoice Africa... |
| American fans dominate 2010 ticket sales CAPE TOWN — Americans appear set to be by far the most numerous group of foreign fans coming to South Africa for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, Parliament’s sports and recreation portfolio... |
| Committees to tackle schools violence DURBAN — The KwaZulu-Natal Education Department will soon form safety committees to make schools safe, a spokeswoman said yesterday. The formation of safety committees is aimed at helping to... |
| UK to give SA 42 mln condoms before World Cup JOHANNESBURG — Britain plans to give South Africa 42 million condoms for an HIV prevention drive before the Soccer World Cup, the Mail and Guardian reported yesterday. This was in response to... |
| No action to be taken against Burger CAPE TOWN — The South African Rugby Union (Saru) are not planning any action against Stormers captain Schalk Burger. The Springbok flanker struck referee Mark Lawrence lightly on the arm in... |
| Ireland captain and record try scorer to win 100th cap with unchanged Six Nations team DUBLIN — Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll will win his 100th cap on Saturday after coach Declan Kidney named an unchanged team for the visit of Wales in the Six Nations. Kidney kept... |
| Zimbabwe out to make history in Caribbean KINGSTOWN (St Vincent) — Zimbabwe will be looking to edge closer to becoming the latest visiting side to make history in the Caribbean, when the third one-day international against West Indies... |
| Nadal ready for action at Indian Wells ');" > MADRID — Former world number one Rafael Nadal, who retired injured during his Australian Open quarter-final in January, says he is fit and ready to compete at the Indian Wells BNP... |
| On Location: Bringing a Taste of New York to Johannesburg JOHANNESBURG Adam Levy was a teenager growing up in Melrose, a whites-only suburb in northern Johannesburg, when Nelson Mandela was released from prison 20 years ago. Today Mr. Levy ... |
| South Africa to host first World Sport Destination Expo The first World Sport Destination Expo (WSDE) will be held alongside the final week of the 2010 FIFA World Cup (5-9 July) at the SCC, Johannesburg, South Africa. “Sport, Sport Events and... |
| 2010 SWC - 'We'll toyi-toyi like the ANC taught us' buy books, music, dvds, appliances and much more Books Galore! Millions of books available at discounted prices! Fiction, thrillers,... |
| Nobody will remove Zuma, says Malema African National Congress Youth League chief Julius Malema on Tuesday expressed support for President Jacob Zuma leading the ruling party for a second term. "There is nobody who will remove Zuma.... |
| March disrupts lectures on KZN campus By Gugu Mbonambi Tests were cancelled and lectures disrupted at the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Howard College campus in Durban on Tuesday as dozens of protesting students marched around the... |
| ANC seeks clarity on Winnie interview The African National Congress said on Tuesday that it was trying to confirm with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela if she told a British newspaper her ex-husband Nelson Mandela had "let down" the nation. ... |
| Zakumi factory closed amid labour probe Cape Town - A Chinese factory has halted production of World Cup 2010 mascot toys after an investigation into alleged sweatshop conditions, the merchandise company for world football body Fifa said... |
| Magistrate facing murder charge is suspended By Kamini Padayachee An Umlazi magistrate, who is charged with the attempted murder of his wife, has been provisionally suspended almost a year after the criminal charges were opened against him. ... |
| Southern Africa: The Forgotten Plight of Zimbabwe's Xenophobia Victims in South Africa At least 1,500 Zimbabweans who fled their homes in the De Doorns farming area in the Western Cape, after they were attacked by South African mobs, believe they have been overlooked by authorities and... |
| South Africa: Starting ART During TB Therapy More Than Halves Deaths - Durban Study An article in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that starting patients on antiretroviral (ARV) therapy while they are taking TB treatment could dramatically improve their chances of... |
| South Africa: Rift Valley Fever Outbreak under Control An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in the Free State has resulted in the death of one person and six others hospitalised. Deputy health minister Dr Molefi Sefularo has confirmed that a 45 year... |
| Manuel chosen for high-level UN job South Africa ] Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel has been named to serve on the United Nations Advisory Group on Climate Change... |
| Police monitor Mamelodi residents South Africa ] Pretoria police are meeting with Mamelodi East community leaders after a service delivery protest that saw marchers pelting officers with... |
| Parolees nabbed for alleged murder, robbery South Africa ] An Umlazi magistrate, who is charged with the attempted murder of his wife, has been provisionally suspended almost a year after the criminal charges were opened against... |
| STUDENTS CAUSE HOSTAGE PANIC AT ATTERIDGEVILLE COLLEGE South Africa ] Tests were cancelled and lectures disrupted at the Howard College campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal as dozens of protesting students marched around the... |
| Students hold lecturers hostage at Tshwane South College About 150 lecturers have been locked inside the school building by angry students at the Tshwane South College in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria. One of the lecturers, Dingaan Makwela, says... |
| Construction workers killed in Pietermaritzburg truck accidents Three construction workers were killed today in accidents on the N3 highway in Pietermaritzburg. A truck carrying plastic piping lost control near Town Hill and struck a worker who died instantly. A... |
| Malema is no clown - Jansen Julius Malema as a public clown.Jansen told a National Business Initiative meeting in Cape Town: "Don't be surprised if one day he ends up as your president." "One of the mistakes that people make is... |
| ANCYL: Zuma will have 2nd term Jacob Zuma leading the ruling party for a second term. "There is nobody who will remove Zuma. If you want to survive in the ANC, support Zuma and by the way, that is the only man who is guaranteed... |
| Mom tells of mutilating son -year-old son to death before mutilating him because she regarded him as the source of her problems. The court referred Batseba Irene Lekgeu, 26, for psychiatric observation after she handed in a... |
| UK to give SA 42 million condoms Johannesburg - Britain plans to give South Africa 42 million condoms for an HIV prevention drive before the Soccer World Cup, the Mail and Guardian reported on Tuesday. This was in response to a... |
| South Africa: Rift Valley Fever reported in two provinces An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in two South African provinces has killed one person, while five others have tested positive for the disease, which has also caused "extensive livestock... |
| ANC: Zuma assets saga 'a special case' The African National Congress (ANC) regretted that its presidential choice, Jacob Zuma, had missed the deadline to declare his assets to Parliament, but said the circumstances needed to be... |
| STOCKS NEWS AFRICA-ETI profit-taking drags Ghana bourse down EIT shares shed 6.7 percent as investors take profit, traders say. The drop pull the Ghana All Share Index .GHAGH down 91.63 points or 1.6 percent for a year to date gain of 3.13... |
| We paid no ransom: M-Net Johannesburg - The Supersport sound engineer who was kidnapped in Nigeria may be reunited with his family on Wednesday, Multichoice said. Caroline Creasy of Multichoice Africa said Nick Greyling, who... |
| EC gambling board CEO probed Johannesburg - An investigation into the CEO of the Eastern Cape Gambling and Betting Board has been launched, the provincial Finance MEC said on Tuesday. The inquiry follows allegations made against... |
